ALBANY — Though he wasn't in the courtroom, an Albany man was convicted by an Albany County jury of stealing a purse and using a stolen credit card, prosecutors said.

Hector Cuevas, 45, who has fled, was found guilty in absentia of robbery, forgery and two counts of criminal possession of a stolen property on Friday, District Attorney David Soares' office said.

Cuevas grabbed the purse from his victim's shoulder at Partridge Street and Madison Avenue last March and was later seen on surveillance camera using a credit card at a New Scotland Avenue gas station, prosecutors said. He faces up to seven years in state prison.

"Mr. Cuevas may have fled from his trial, but he has not escaped responsibility for his actions. He will be found and will be brought to justice," Soares said in a statement.